System and method for the detection and transmission of downhole fluid status

Systems and methods for signaling the detection of a fluid change in a wellbore can be used during wellbore operations, such as cementing a casing in the wellbore. The systems and methods involve using burst discs to provide a pressure pulse that can be detected uphole and there by provide a signal...

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Hauptverfasser: Cuello Jimenez, Walmy, Tran, Thanh T, Singh, John P, Gao, Li, Ravi, Kris
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Systems and methods for signaling the detection of a fluid change in a wellbore can be used during wellbore operations, such as cementing a casing in the wellbore. The systems and methods involve using burst discs to provide a pressure pulse that can be detected uphole and there by provide a signal related to when a fluid change has reached a predetermined position in the wellbore. The burst discs can be activated to prevent fluid flow in a portion of the wellbore by a sensor that detects a property that is different between two fluids. Once activated, the pressure of the fluid on the burst discs subsequently ruptures the burst disc and creates the pressure pulse.